Not long after an all-electric Mini John Cooper Works GP prototype was spied testing, the British car manufacturer has lifted the veil on its John Cooper Works Electric that, for now, is officially referred to as a ‘concept’. The automaker’s press release on the John Cooper Works Electric is scarce on detail, but does confirm Mini is looking to add all-electric vehicles to the JCW sub-brand.
The vehicle pictured is identical to the
one our spy photographers snapped near the Nurburgring four weeks ago. It is
wrapped in black and red camouflage and has many parts of the ICE-powered JCW
GP grafted onto the Mini Electric. As such, it features the same flared wheel
arches, chunkier front fascia and large rear wing. Being electric, the rear
diffuser is also void of the two centrally-exiting tailpipes of the current JCW
GP.
Mini hasn’t specifically said whether or
not the car will hit the production line, but it does state that “future Mini
vehicle architectures mean that extreme performance and genuine driving
enjoyment will also be available with electric drive as well as combustion
engines,” suggesting a production model could be on its way.
